'Stranger Things' Season 2 Set to Hit Netflix on Halloween

Published Feb 6, 2017 at 7:21 AM

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From left: Caleb McLaughlin, Noah Schnapp, Netflix Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos, Millie Brown and Gaten Matarazzo at the red carpet premiere in support of the launch of the Netflix original series "Stranger Things" at Mack Sennett Studios on Monday, July 11, 2016, in Los Angeles.

Netflix used the Super Bowl to announce the return of "Stranger Things."

Last summer's 1980s-set science-fiction hit for the streaming service will return for a second season on Halloween later this year.

Netflix previewed the season in a trailer that debuted during Sunday night's Super Bowl. It opened with what looked like an eighties-era TV commercial before showing a montage of scenes from season two.

"Stranger Things" earned high praise from critics for its first season and received a Golden Globe nomination for best drama series. Winona Ryder was also nominated for a Globe for her turn as Joyce Byers.